French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has refused to go into a meeting with Lebanon's grand mufti after being asked to wear a headscarf.
Le Pen, who is in Beirut in a bid to boost her presidential credentials, was set to meet the Sunni Muslim religious leader on Tuesday morning until the sudden change of heart.
"You can pass on my respects to the Grand Mufti, but I will not cover myself up," Le Pen said.
The press office for the Grand Mufti later insisted her aides had been informed beforeha…
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